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Hiking & Painting in Nature – Chicago
Month: December 2010
Hike and Sketch at Bullfrog Lake
12-26-10 33°F cloudy, breeze orange and red trail Hiking today seems like a workout, for I am wearing regular hiking boots and not snow shoes. There are several inches of snow on the ground. I love to hear the “crunch, crunch, crunch” sound with… Continue Reading “Hike and Sketch at Bullfrog Lake”
Christmas Bird Watercolors
Lately, I’ve been trying to loosen up with my watercolors. The background of the blue jay represents what I’m talking about. I feel sometimes, as if I am too stiff while painting with watercolors. I mean, that’s their true character…loose and free, and so… Continue Reading “Christmas Bird Watercolors”
Winter Sunset Sketch
Winter Sunset Sketch 4:20pm 17°F icy cold wind Centennial Park As daylight quickly slips away, a golden glow desperately hangs near the horizon. Purples and blues creep in behind me, shadows start to disappear, and the night takes over. The retention pond is nearly iced-covered… Continue Reading “Winter Sunset Sketch”
Let’s Paint Winter Grasses!
There’s something wonderful about winter grasses. Could it be that bright warm golden glow? Could it be the way they sound bending in the wind? Could it be the way they poke out of the snow? Yes, all of these above make winter grasses… Continue Reading “Let’s Paint Winter Grasses!”
Smallest American Falcon Sketch plus Sound
Sound: European Kestrel call (similar to American but lower pitch) by Dobroide from Free Sound Project. Leaving work early one day last week, I stepped outside and something flew over my head at high speed shouting, “yip, yip, yip, yip, yip, yip”. What the heck? I ran… Continue Reading “Smallest American Falcon Sketch plus Sound”
Sketchbook Hiking: Spears Woods VIDEO
Well friends, here it is! Finally! Sit back and relax and enjoy a short hike at Spears Woods before we do a step-by-step watercolor sketch demonstration. Why are we hiking before we paint? Well, I really want to invite the viewer to make a… Continue Reading “Sketchbook Hiking: Spears Woods VIDEO”
Red Tail Hawk Sketch at Orland Grasslands
A big white chest is what caught my eye as I drove 50 mph down LaGrange Road this morning. So prominent and bold, yet silent and devising. Not a muscle did he move, just a fixed stare beaming below…waiting for his next meal perhaps. Just a… Continue Reading “Red Tail Hawk Sketch at Orland Grasslands”
Daily Verse
- Isaiah 55:8-9““For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
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